Do You Love the Smell of Napalm or Fresh Cut Grass in the Morning
It is only the beginning of June, and the weather is already making headlines in the Midwest. If you love to mow everything you see to an inch or two Read more
Soylent Green Was Made From Human Bodies
About 50 years ago I was taught that it takes about 100 years for the natural processes of nature to create an inch of topsoil. I was also taught that Read more
Taxes, We Don’t Need No Stinkin Taxes
Mother Nature has finally relented her chill. The asparagus is popping, and with warmer temps the annual ritual of wild asparagus picking will be finding many with the spring delicacy Read more
The Start of My 42nd Year of Farming
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your tractors. Well, I mean that metaphorically. Back in February in a conversation with Will County Sheriff Mike Kelley, he stated how beneficial it would be Read more
Spring Turkey
For as long as I can remember there have always been constant requests for hunters to come on our farm to hunt wildlife. When I was younger, in the 60’s Read more
Who Wants Pizza?
Do you know how to make a pizza? Each year during National Agriculture Week the Joliet Junior College Weitendorf Agricultural Center is the home for a teaching session where volunteers Read more
Farming and Drugs
I am about to start my 12th year of writing about agriculture in Will County. Whenever I want an easy night at the computer penning about 500 words, I revert Read more
Hay, Hay, Hay
I have been selling hay and straw to hundreds, if not thousands, of customers in the last 40 years. I wish I had written down all the bizarre, crazy, and Read more
